Bathing suit



Sept- 7, 1943- A. L. soMMERs ETAL 2,329,093

BATHING SUIT Filed Nov. 26, 1941 Mlm 11 crm,

ALBERT SOHNE/F3 A. 'This invention. reiatesto. euoyantfbatbine Guitry Pateniedsepez 1943 2,329,093A

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in objeotof the invention'isthe constrilction person, thereby giving great pleasure tomi-.the :worm-hy at female pers0n, ,although it could' be wearer while swimming or-sportingin the water wcrnbyfa inaleperson'. The trunk or vrianties and acting also as a life preserver1-l Y is usuailnwornmndertbs-suit IV by avfernaleper- Anothcrobjeet or the inventionfis-the construc- 'son.. but when a male' person desires l only the ltionofa ncveiancl el'oient'buOyant-batbingsuit 10 trunk Zmaybe used asis common today-- The *Referring to the drawing inl whchwe have rifa comparatively simple, eicient, and durable vshowr'lfithe 'preferred-embodiment of :the invebathing suit thatis verybuoyantiwh'en.worn by a e 5 tion, l designatesthe"bathingsuitthat is usually:

in? which new types of flcaters orbuoyantunits suit his provided at 'each side throughout its eriarecmployed-=- f tire height with preferably` crossed elastic lacf A still furtherjobjecft-or theinventionis 'ings 3; whereby thesut--loan-be yworn bydioerent construction of a novel andeincientbuoyantgsuit sizes'* oersorls, tting the samesnuglyA V.In other that is adapted to be worn-by-1 a personnavigating i5 words,.a single. suit-willioerrnitofd pers is-difiere or, travelling in airplanesoidall types and alsoin ingiconsiderablyin age tofuee the suitfwith great all types gaf-vessels. f, l e I Y; .e satisfaction.; Sboulderstrarisfi are provided-,asa f A still further object ofi thek invention isf'the rlinien. errintegralpart lofsuit l= The trunk or construction `offical-,ens or-buoyantxunits in; a Y panties 2 may beprovioled attheirruppeledge il buoyantbathing suit,in. which buoyant-unitswe go'with anysuitable means `for securely retaining use a new compound of fibers which welliavedisthe sarneuponfa -person,such means being com- ,tions,`4 combinations, and,Yarrangernentseofj parts the 13S-2er. mbetrunkpiunits there arfegtwo tion. when mixed with the fluffy wilkweed ber 9,

Figure 2 is pari-,1y a perspective and partly 35 produces an exceedingly buoyant mass, becausevv v sectionayvew of a, trunk or panties that is a the hair-like zonka ber 8 binds orinterlocks the unit of our bathing Suitbut may be Worn by a two fibers eiiiciently together, for excellent han-v male person as an entire suit, since it is common filing and results. The milkweedL fiber is' usually practice vat this time for men and boys to only 40 Secured from the Dod of the weed, and both bers Y wear trunks.v are of a very buoyant nature, and fluiy so that Figure'S is a horizontal sectional View takenon the zonka ber is efficient for the purpose just line 3 3, Figure 1 and lookingv in the direction of specified. Thin sheets or layers of cotton l0 are the a,1r0W'-=` against the upper and lower faces of the com- Figure 4 isa horizontal sectional view taken on 45 bination zonka and milkweed fiber central body line 4 4, Figure 1v, and looking in the direction of Vfor making an exceedingly excellent surface to be the arrows. engaged by the thin, durable rubber cover l I that Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary SSCOHBJ constitutes the'enclcs'ing casing of the buoyant View of the bathing suit, showing part in section. unit "L The buoyant unit I is provided with even- Figure 6 is a sectional View taken on linevS-, 50 ly disposed air cells I2 that extend through the Figure 5, and looking in the direction of the armixed central body and the cotton layers,as will rows; be clearly seen inl-Figure 8; the rubber cover Il,

Figure 7 is anenlarged perspective view of one however, closes theends of the cells l2 whereby of the iioatersv or buoyant units, shown partly in the air is retained in the cells and at the same section. 55 time water is prevented from entering the cells formed, with the stitching following the line'of contour of notch I4, whereby the buoyantunit is eiciently held in a xed position with no upward or downward creeping, Whether the buoyant unit is in the type ofgarment designated by I or in the type of garment designated by.2.`

There is also, at the other edge of the buoyant unit, a line of stitching I6, which follows the edge of the buoyant unit including the arm notch I3, Fig. 5, whereby an additional means is provided insuring against any lateral or vertical movementor play of the buoyant unit in the suit or garment. We have found that this novel and valuable construction produces a very satisfactory construction inactual practice.v

The'pockets are preferably. open at their top and bottom, to facilitate the placing of the oaters or buoyant units 1; each buoyant unit 1 is run up into position, through the open bottom, and

is then fixedly secured in place only by the stitchl ing I5 and I6 (Fig.` 5), fitting the side notch I4 and the shoulder notch I3.

The air cells I2 greatly increase the efficiency of the bathing suit, which with the other novel constructions and arrangement makes a highly if eicient suit. However, the air cells I2 may be omitted, but the results will notbe near as satisfactory as when the air cells are employed in the construction.

The same type of buoyant unit 'I can be employed in the trunks or panties I2 with equal satisfactory results. simplified by the same floater or'buoyant unit being adapted for use onA either unit or garment of our particular type of construction.

Our suit is just as light as a latexsuit or a kwool suit and does not get wet inside of the buoyant units and weighs approximately less than one-half as much as otherv suits; it quickly dries when it has beeny in use.

either the garment I worn by a female or the garment 2 worn by a male, notwithstanding garments I and 2 are preferably used simultaneously by the female.

While we have described the preferred embodiment of our invention and illustrated the same in. the accompanying drawing, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the artto which this invention relates during the extensive manufacture of the same and we, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

, What we claim is:

1. A buoyant bathing suit provided with pockets, a buoyant unit in each pocket, each buoyi ant unit provided at its upper end with an arm notch and in one side with an anchor notch, said Therefore, matters arev It is to be understood that in the following claims the term buoyant bathing suit may mean suit provided contiguous to the side edges of each buoyant unit with a line of stitching, and one of said lines of stitching conforming to the shape of said arm notch and the other line of stitching conforming to' theshape'v of the anchor notch, whereby the buoyant unit is locked upon the suit against vertical or lateral movement within the pocket. v

2. A buoyant bathing suit provided with pockets, buoyant units infsaid pockets, each buoyant Aunitcomprising an intermediate body portion consisting of mixed zonka fiber and milkweed fluffy fiber, thin sheets of cotton against the upper and lower faces of the intermediate body portion,l said intermediate body portion and thin sheets of cotton being provided with air cells therethrough, and a'thin sheet rubber cover over all of said central body portion and thin sheets of cotton closing the ends ofsaid air cells. f

3,. A buoyant bathing'suit provided with pockets, buoyant units in said pockets, leach buoyant unit comprising" an intermediate body portion of fluffy milkweed fiber and interlocking zonka fiber, sheets of cotton extending parallel and being against the upper andlower-faces of said intermediate body portion, transverse air cells extending through the intermediate body portion andI said cotton sheets, and a thin rubber cover around said intermediate body portion and cotton sheets hermetically sealing the same against liquid and retaining air in said aircells, substantially as'shown and described;

ALBERT L. .SOMD/IERS.

, ZIGMUNT J CICHOSKI. 

